http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Social Life"  in "East Asia" Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:30:39 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 90007 | Chinese FM meets Iranian, Micronesian counterparts http://en.redtram.com/go/152154905/top100/ 152154905 Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki in Beijing on Saturday. Yang applauded Iran's support to the Beijing Olympic Games and to the Beijing Paralympics. Mottaki, who came to accompany Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:21:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/152154905/top100/ 90007 | Chinese president meets German counterpart http://en.redtram.com/go/152154910/top100/ 152154910 Chinese President Hu Jintao met in Beijing on Sunday with German President Horst Koehler, who attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Paralympic Games on Saturday night. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:21:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/152154910/top100/ 90007 | Coal mine flooding leaves about 20 trapped in central China http://en.redtram.com/go/152154920/top100/ 152154920 A coal mine was flooded in Yuzhou City, central China's Henan Province early Sunday morning, leaving about 20 people trapped underground, local authorities said. More than 50 miners were working in the shaft when the accident happened at the Fushun Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:21:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/152154920/top100/ 90007 | China to launch manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 between Sept. 25-30 http://en.redtram.com/go/152154895/top100/ 152154895 China's manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 will be launched at an appropriate time between Sept. 25 and 30 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province, a spokesman said on Saturday. The crew had conducted drills and their controlling over Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:21:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/152154895/top100/ 90007 | Chinese explorers in quest to find sources of 3 major rivers http://en.redtram.com/go/152154887/top100/ 152154887 China launched an expedition on Saturday that aims to find the sources of the country's three major rivers. The 40-member team has survey, remote sensing, glacier and geological experts. They will spend about 45 days and cover 8,000 km seeking Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:21:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/152154887/top100/ 90007 | China's cashmere makers look to local market to improve margins http://en.redtram.com/go/152154877/top100/ 152154877 A dominant position in global exports has allowed more than 2,000 companies to establish themselves in cashmere manufacturing in China, but the industry is seeking to shift from reliance on exports to greater emphasis on domestic sales. The Erdos Group, Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:21:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/152154877/top100/ 90007 | NE Asia investment forum in China yields 106 bln yuan in contracts http://en.redtram.com/go/152154866/top100/ 152154866 A total of 171 investment contracts worth 106 billion yuan (about 15.5 billion U.S. dollars) were signed during the 4th Northeast Asia Investment and Trade Expo, which ended on Saturday. Chen Weigen, vice governor of northeast China's Jilin Province, said Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:21:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/152154866/top100/ 90007 | China private equity investment down 70% month-on-month in August http://en.redtram.com/go/152154855/top100/ 152154855 Disclosed private equity investment in China in August was 410 million U.S. dollars, down almost 70 percent month-on-month, a consultant's report said on Saturday. There were only three private equity investments in August, all into expanding or profit-making entities, according Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:21:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/152154855/top100/ 90007 | Expert: New Chinese car tax unlikely to dent sales much http://en.redtram.com/go/152154860/top100/ 152154860 A new tax on cars with large engine displacements took effect this month, but the negative impact on sales will be small, experts said. On Sept. 1, the tax on cars with engine capacities of 3 to 4 liters rose Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:21:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/152154860/top100/ 90007 | Chinese Vice Premier hails launching of disaster-monitoring satellites http://en.redtram.com/go/152154848/top100/ 152154848 Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu on Saturday sent a congratulatory letter to the team that put two small disaster-monitoring satellites into orbit. "My heartfelt thanks and profound respect go to all the researchers, scientists and staff who participated in the Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:21:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/152154848/top100/